Houston ranks as the busiest housing market in the United States
Houston ranks as the busiest housing market in the United States New single-family homes are springing up like mushrooms in the greater Houston area, with the region cementing its status as the busiest housing market in the country. Data from the National Association of Home Builders shows the Houston area granted 48,208 building permits for […]
Austin Homes See ‘Fast And Furious’ New Sales: HomeUSA Reports
Austin Homes See ‘Fast And Furious’ New Sales: HomeUSA Reports AUSTIN, TX — As we near the end of summer, the demand for new homes has yet to slow down. HomesUSA.com, which conducts monthly reports of Texas’ metro areas moving reports, concluded in its September report homes in Austin are continuing to sell at a […]
How builders can build a better home buying strategy
How builders can build a better home buying strategy By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Modern Home Builders.] August 25, 2021 — A remarkable 88% of all buyers today purchase their home through a real estate agent, a steady increase since 2001. While builders use multiple sales channels to sell their homes, […]
Exploring Innovative Single-Agent Business Models
Ben Caballero Shatters World Record With $2.46 Billion Sales Volume
DALLAS, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ben Caballero, a current Guinness World Record title holder and the No. 1-ranked real estate agent in the U.S. since 2013 by RealTrends, set a new record for home sales last year. He individually sold 6,438 homes worth more than $2.46 billion in 2020. Caballero shattered his current Guinness World Record, […]
The Thousand agents break records, average $1M sales price
June 10th, 2022 – RealTrends – Low inventory? No problem. Top-performing real estate agents and teams closed an average of 241.2 transaction sides in 2021, up from 211 in 2020, breaking records in the 2022 RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand rankings. RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand is an annual, national ranking program presented by […]
The National Housing Shortage Cause and End
The National Housing Shortage Cause and End By Ben Caballero [This column was first published by Inman News.] May 12, 2021 — US Census Bureau began recording housing starts in 1959. During the 48 years between 1959 and 2006, builders started 1,102,938 homes per year totaling 52,941,000 homes. For the 14 years between 2007 to […]